Madurai is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. Madurai is the second largest city by population in Tamil Nadu, and is the 25th populated city in India. Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia.

Madurai was the longest continuous capital city until British rule in India, and was the first major settlement in central and southern Asia.Madurai has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be
developed as a smart city under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship
Smart Cities Mission.

Economy

The arrival of Small Scale Industries
(SSI) after 1991, the industrialisation of Madurai increased employment
in the sector across the district from 63,271 in 1992–93 to 166,121
persons in 2001–02. Madurai is one of the few rubber growing areas in South India, and there are rubber-based industries in Madurai.
Gloves, sporting goods, mats, other utility products and automobile
rubber components are the most produced items by these industries.
Automobile manufacturers are the major consumers of rubber components
produced in the city. There are numerous textile, granite and chemical industries operating in Madurai.

Madurai is promoted as a second-tier city for IT and some software companies have opened their offices in Madurai. Software Technology Parks of India,
an agency of the Government of India, has authorised several such
companies to receive benefits under its national information technology
development program. The state government proposed two IT-based Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Madurai, and these have been fully occupied by various IT companies.

Transport

Road

The National Highways NH 7, NH 45B, NH 208 and NH 49 pass through Madurai.
The state highways passing through the city are SH-33, SH-72, SH-72A,
SH-73 and SH-73A which connect various parts of Madurai district. Madurai is one of the seven circles of the Tamil Nadu State Highway network.

Rail

Madurai Junction
is the major railway station serving the city. It is an important
railway junction in southern Tamil Nadu and is one of the top 100
booking stations in Indian Railways. It is the headquarters of the Madurai division of the Southern Railway. There are direct trains from connecting Madurai with major cities and towns across India.

Air

Madurai Airport was established in 1957 and is located 12 kilometres from the city. The airport was declared a customs airport in 2012 allowing limited number of international flights. It offers domestic flights to some cities in India and international services to Colombo and Dubai.

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